Consuelo Kanaga

Consuelo Kanaga (1894 - 1978)

American photographer and writer;

her speciality was artistic photographs of African-Americans;

her photos were often printed in progressive publications in the 1930s and1940s;

in the 1960s, she became very active in civil rights, taking part in and

photographing many demonstrations and marches; 

she has been called "one of America's most transcendent yet,

surprisingly, least-known photographers."

Consuelo Kanaga's best-known image is

"She Is a Tree of Life to Them" (1950)

as seen in yesterday's post on this blog.